''Streik!'' is a
Norwegian docudrama
Docudrama (or documentary drama) is a genre of television show, television and feature film, film, which features Drama (film and television), dramatized Historical reenactment, re-enactments of actual events. It is described as a hybrid of docu ...
from 1975, directed by
Oddvar Bull Tuhus
Oddvar Bull Tuhus (born 14 December 1940) is a Norwegian film director, script writer and television worker. His film debut was ''Rødblått paradis'' from 1971. His ''Maria Marusjka'' from 1973 was awarded the Norwegian Film Critics' Prize. Hi ...
.
The film is loosely based on
Tor Obrestad
Tor Obrestad (12 February 1938 – 25 January 2020) was a Norwegian novelist, poet and documentary writer.
Early and personal life
Obrestad was born in Hå Municipality on 12 February 1938. His parents were farmer Jon R. Obrestad and Sophie Riis ...
's novel ''Sauda! Strike!'', which is about the
Sauda strike in 1970. It was the result of a collaboration between Marcusfilm and
NRK
The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (), commonly known by its initialism NRK, is a Norwegian state-run, government-influenced radio and television public broadcasting company.
The NRK broadcasts three national TV channels and thirteen nat ...
's
Television Theater. The film shows the event from the workers' point of view.
It was staged in cinemas first, and then shown on NRK.
Cast
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Kjell Stormoen
Kjell Stormoen (24 March 1921 – 22 October 2010) was a Norwegian actor, scenographer and theatre director.
An actor and director at Rogaland Teater in the early 1950s, he was later assigned as actor to the theaters Riksteatret, Den Nationale ...
as Kåre Sæther
*
Kolbjørn Brenda
Kolbjørn Brenda (March 9, 1914 – January 15, 1988) was a Norwegians, Norwegian actor.
Brenda debuted in 1936 at the Søilen Teater, Søilen Theater in Oslo and was engaged there until 1939. He performed for eight years at the Falkberget Theat ...
as Knut Martinsen
* Olav Ekholt as Ingolf Gran
*
Bjarne Andersen as Petter Åslund
*
Eilif Armand
Eilif Armand (18 March 1921 – 28 November 1993) was a Norwegian actor.
He was born in Bergen to businessman Sverre Andreassen and Maggi Sørensen, and was the father of actresses Frøydis Armand, Gisken Armand and Merete Armand. He made ...
as Bjørn Ruud
*
Ragnar Baartvedt as the interviewer
*
Halvor Elvik as a journalist
* Torgeir Fonnlid as Jens Torgeirson
* Gunnar Garstad as Fjeldstad
* Idar Grøtte as Ole Larsen
* Odd Grøtte as Pedersen
* Berit Guggedal as Mrs. Olsen
*
Marit Halset as Mrs. Gran
*
Veslemøy Haslund as Brit Fjeld
* Anders Haukeland as Jens Hauge
* Reidun Hjelle as a journalist
* Frank Iversen as Øystein
*
Rolf Johansen as Sven Karlsen
* Randi Koch as Eva
*
Thor Inge Kristiansen as Svein Hamre
*
Ragnhild Michelsen
Ragnhild Michelsen Steen (23 June 1911 – 30 September 2000) was a Norwegian actress.
Life
Ragnhild Michelsen was born in Narvik on 22 June 1911, the daughter of Carl F. Michelsen and Clara Kokmann. Her first stage experience came while attend ...
as Johanne Åslund
*
Alf Nordvang as Johannes Dalen
*
Erik Øksnes
Erik Øksnes (November 14, 1930 – June 15, 1998) was a Norwegian actor whose main work was on the stage.
Øksnes made his stage debut in 1954 as Amos in Arthur Miller's '' The Man Who Had All the Luck'' (Norwegian title: ''Mannen som hadde ...
as Olav Olsen
* Lars Paulsen as Næss
*
Kjell Pettersen as Jan Fjeld
* Einar Ringstrand as Alf Gundersen
* Jan Ringstrand as Anton
*
Ola Solum
Ola Solum (17 July 1943 – 28 June 1996)["Ola Solum"]
''Norsk biografisk leksikon'' was a Norway, Norwegian film d ...
as a journalist
* Bjørg Tvede as Bjørg
* Johannes Westbø as Viik
References
External links
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''Streik!''at the
National Library of Norway
The National Library of Norway () was established in 1989. Its principal task is "to preserve the past for the future". The library is located both in Oslo and in Mo i Rana. The building in Oslo was restored and reopened in 2005.
Prior to the e ...
''Streik!''at Filmfront
''Streik!''at NRK TV
''Streik!''at the
Swedish Film Database
The Swedish Film Database () is an Internet database about Swedish films, published by the Swedish Film Institute
The Swedish Film Institute () (SFI) is a statutory body located in Stockholm, Sweden that supports the Swedish film industry. Fo ...
1975 films
Norwegian drama films
1970s Norwegian-language films
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